Neptune Inn, Ipswich Explained

Neptune Inn is an historic public house located in Fore Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.[1] The building was originally built around 1490[2] and is grade II* listed.[3]

History

The building was bought by John Cobbold in 1845. He renovated the building, selling the old fixtures – such as linenfold panelling, an internal canopy, and carved beams – to William Burrell, a Glaswegian antique collector, who added them to the Burrell Collection, where they are to this day.[2]

In 1947 the building was bought by George Bodley Scott, the managing director of W. S. Cowell Ltd.[2] He commissioned the Royal Archaeological Institute to conduct a survey to establish the history of the building. This was conducted in 1951 and extracts appeared in a booklet published by Scott in 1970 entitled The Old Neptune Inn.

A tavern clock dating c.1740 is still in existence, although the movement was replaced in 1950.[4]

External links

52.0531°N 1.1613°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Scott . George Bodley . The Old Neptune Inn . 1970 . . Ipswich .
  2. News: Norman . John . Ipswich Icons: The history of the former Neptune Inn in Fore Street, Ipswich . 23 July 2017 . Ipswich Star . 2017 . en.
  3. Web site: 86, Fore Street . historicengland.org.uk . 1 December 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: Snowden . Phil . Ipswich Historic Lettering: Neptune clock . www.ipswich-lettering.co.uk . Borin van Loon . 2 January 2020.